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Clicked through the link to the security apps on the Github Marketplace and had a look at Snyk.io's pricing: 119$ through Github, 99$ if you get it straight fro

Clicked through the link to the security apps on the Github Marketplace and had a look at Snyk.io's pricing: 119$ through Github, 99$ if you get it straight from Snyk.io. And looking deeper into Github Marketplace pricing, I can see that Github takes a 25% cut (https://developer.github.com/apps/adding-integrations/managing-pricing-and-payments-for-a-github-marketplace-listing/receiving-payment-for-a-github-marketplace-listing/ https://developer.github.com/apps/adding-integrations/managi...). What is the benefit of getting anything via the Github marketplace that can be subscribed to outside of the marketplace ? What justifies that 25% cut appart from having a listing of apps ?

Khalos 9y ago
Perhaps GitHub is taking a cut from the purchase when purchased through their marketplace (20% is reasonably close to other marketplaces). Some services may be building that into the price.
petercooper 9y ago
What is the benefit of getting anything via the Github marketplace that can be subscribed to outside of the marketplace? Potentially, your company might have a GitHub account you're allowed to add services to, but the finance department is less keen on new accounts. It also provides a well known company to complain to instead of yet another small vendor. Things enterprisey type customers tend to like. Manifold - https://www.manifold.co/ https://www.manifold.co/ - is another player in this space.
- rvanmil 9y ago
  Exactly. Heroku Add-ons are also fantastic in that regard.
aupright 9y ago
Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of ZenHub - we're another popular integration on the marketplace and also sell our product separately through our own website. From a company/integration on the marketplace, the marketplace has been great in terms of building awareness and exposure. Can confidently say that we've been able to reach new users and customers that we wouldn't have otherwise had if we weren't on the marketplace. From the perspective of a GitHub user/team, lots of teams prefer to consolidate everything together on a single invoice. If you're using GitHub for software development, you're almost certainly going to need a CI/CD tool and PM tool, so why not bring everything together on a single bill?
- ssijak 9y ago
  Single bill is not a reason to pay 25 percent more for everything.
  - samlewis 9y ago
    If you're a large enterprise, paying an extra $20/month could definitely be worth not having the pain & cost of having your employees having to manage paying an extra bill each month.
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  - aupright 9y ago
    Pricing for the marketplace was completely left up to the discretion of the integrators. There's a number of integrations (ZenHub included) that are the same price whether you buy through the marketplace or through company websites :)
    - daveFNbuck 9y ago
      So you lose 25% of your revenue on github marketplace sales?
      - webjunkie 9y ago
        If you see it that way, yes. But getting people to sign up on your website without the 25% cut is also not for free, think about costly advertising and so on. This is probably what Github and other marketplaces bet on. You always pay for any channel, whether it's direct cuts or upfront costs to get a customer.

Khalos 9y ago

Perhaps GitHub is taking a cut from the purchase when purchased through their marketplace (20% is reasonably close to other marketplaces). Some services may be building that into the price.

petercooper 9y ago

What is the benefit of getting anything via the Github marketplace that can be subscribed to outside of the marketplace? Potentially, your company might have a GitHub account you're allowed to add services to, but the finance department is less keen on new accounts. It also provides a well known company to complain to instead of yet another small vendor. Things enterprisey type customers tend to like. Manifold - https://www.manifold.co/ https://www.manifold.co/ - is another player in this space.

rvanmil 9y ago
Exactly. Heroku Add-ons are also fantastic in that regard.

aupright 9y ago

Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of ZenHub - we're another popular integration on the marketplace and also sell our product separately through our own website. From a company/integration on the marketplace, the marketplace has been great in terms of building awareness and exposure. Can confidently say that we've been able to reach new users and customers that we wouldn't have otherwise had if we weren't on the marketplace. From the perspective of a GitHub user/team, lots of teams prefer to consolidate everything together on a single invoice. If you're using GitHub for software development, you're almost certainly going to need a CI/CD tool and PM tool, so why not bring everything together on a single bill?

ssijak 9y ago
Single bill is not a reason to pay 25 percent more for everything.
- samlewis 9y ago
  If you're a large enterprise, paying an extra $20/month could definitely be worth not having the pain & cost of having your employees having to manage paying an extra bill each month.
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- aupright 9y ago
  Pricing for the marketplace was completely left up to the discretion of the integrators. There's a number of integrations (ZenHub included) that are the same price whether you buy through the marketplace or through company websites :)
  - daveFNbuck 9y ago
    So you lose 25% of your revenue on github marketplace sales?
    - webjunkie 9y ago
      If you see it that way, yes. But getting people to sign up on your website without the 25% cut is also not for free, think about costly advertising and so on. This is probably what Github and other marketplaces bet on. You always pay for any channel, whether it's direct cuts or upfront costs to get a customer.